Chapter Twenty-Seven: Troops in Cloudsdale
Hearing that Liu Tianhao said that there were 20,000 corpses of Xianbei troops, including Helian, buried under the two hill-like mounds outside the camp, Guan Yu, Xu Chu and Qubei were so shocked that their jaws were about to fall to the ground.
It's even more unbearable to be humble, thinking, how is this possible? But Xianbei, ten years ago, after the unification of Xianbei, Tanshihuai invaded a large grassland that originally belonged to the Xiongnu, and even more so that the Southern Xiongnu could not find the north, and finally could only rely on the Han to survive; Even the Great Han was defeated by the hands of Tanshi Huai six years ago. Five years ago, Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty ordered Xia Yu, the captain of Wuhuan, Tian Yan, the general of Xianbei, and Zang Min, the general of the Xiongnu Zhonglang, each led more than 20,000 cavalry people, respectively, from Gaoliu, Yunzhong County, and Yanmen County, and attacked Xianbei in three ways. The Han army went out of the fortress for more than 2,000 miles, when the Xianbei leader Tan Shihuai ordered the eastern, central and western three adults to lead the crowd to meet the battle, and defeated the Han army, and until now, Yunzhong County has not been in the hands of the Han people. Now Liu Tianhao said that 25,000 of Helian's 30,000 troops were buried in this battle, and Liu Tianhao only brought 10,000 troops, and it took less than three days, this, how is this possible?
Although he thinks it is impossible, he has to believe that Liu Tianhao can't go to the mound to play; If most of Helian had not been wiped out, the atmosphere in Liu Tianhao's camp would definitely not be so comfortable and relaxed. However, the question is, since the 30,000 horses of Helian have been exterminated by 25,000, the other 5,000 have been scattered and fled, and even Helian has been beheaded and sent to Luoyang to receive merit, then, what is the point of his 20,000 horses now? If this is not a battle and runs back and forth, then Changshui in the fourth school of the Northern Army will be discredited.
Just when he was in a surging mood, Guan Yu did him a favor in time.
"Dare to ask the general, now that Helian has been disabled by our Han army, what else does the general have planned?"
"Hehe, Yun Chang don't worry, since I promised you to take you to kill the enemy, I will definitely be satisfied with you, and I will definitely not let down your Green Dragon Glaive Knife!" Liu Tianhao replied meaningfully.
"Although, Helian was destroyed by me, but this is just the beginning, the eastern, central, and western three Xianbei, this expedition, I will at least completely exterminate one of them! Since I have led my army from the state, let's start with Xianbei in the central part of the country!"
Liu Tianhao's words were really high-spirited, and all the people in the camp were enthusiastic!
"Pass my order, and the army will immediately pull out the camp and march into Yunzhong County!"
Yunzhong County, originally a city in the clouds, was set up during the Warring States Period, and was part of the Zhao State, one of the Seven Heroes, and was placed by King Wuling of Zhao. After King Wuling of Zhao ascended the throne, he tried to rule the country and proposed to adopt the tactics of "Hufu riding and shooting", and defeated the Zhongshan Kingdom in one fell swoop. The forces of Zhao advanced westward along the southern foothills of Daqing Mountain and Wula Mountain, expanding their territory to the edge of the Hetao. As a result, the three cities of Yunzhong, Yanmen and Daijun were set up on this newly developed land.
Later, Yunzhong City was captured by Qin Shi Huang, and the Qin State established Yunzhong County here. Qin Shi Huang implemented the county system throughout the country, setting up 36 counties across the country, and Yunzhong County became one of them. Later, Qin Shi Huang sent Meng Tian to lead hundreds of thousands of people to attack the Xiongnu in the north and recover the vast area south of the Yellow River Hetao.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the three cities of Yunzhong, Yanmen and Daijun were used as horns for each other, and these three cities were used as the defense center to block the Xiongnu; Later, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing set out from these three cities to sweep away the Huns, creating a situation where "the Huns are far away, and there is no royal court in Monan".
And now, the county town of Yunzhong is not within the effective jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty, because Helian's father Tan Shihuai is too powerful, and the Han army can only hold the two cities of Yanmen and Daijun, but the county of Yunzhong is often changing the banner of the king.
This time, Liu Tianhao marched into Yunzhong County, but he planned to completely control Yunzhong County under the banner of the Han Dynasty! This is an ambition in his heart!
Since Cloud City can be used as horns with Yanmen and Daijun, the distance between the three cities will naturally not be too far. After Liu Tianhao's army pulled out the camp, because they carried grain and grass with them, the speed of the march was relatively slow, and in this way, they still rushed to the city in the clouds in the evening.
When I arrived at the city in the clouds, I found that there were no Xianbei defenders in the city, but it was clear when I thought about it. Due to the fact that Cloud City is fast and difficult to defend, and its geographical location leads to frequent foreign invasions, the city is naturally inhabited. Rather than becoming a defender, it is more appropriate to call it an outpost, and before the army of Helian approached Yunzhong County, those soldiers had already abandoned the city and rushed to Yanmen to report the news, leaving an empty city. Na Helian had already invaded Yunzhong City, but he didn't have the slightest oil and water to fish, which couldn't satisfy his purpose at all, so he continued to go south and knock on Yanmen, intending to rush to Bingzhou to loot.
But I don't want the 30,000 army to not conquer Yanmen in March, and before Liu Tianhao slaughtered 25,000 people in two battles, he lost his head, where did the 5,000 people who fled still have the courage to flee to Yunzhong City?
Therefore, Liu Tianhao's army drove into Cloud City without any hindrance.
Cloud City is already in tatters, and it can't be regarded as a city, and it can't be seen at all that it was once one of the thirty-six counties of Great Qin. The walls of the city have largely collapsed, and the buildings inside the city are in a dilapidated state, with bricks and tiles everywhere. It may be because of the intrusion of Xianbei three months ago, there is not a single person in the city, and it is indeed an empty city.
Because it was getting late, Liu Tianhao ordered him to camp in the city and not clean it. Although the city is broken, it is still better than camping in the wilderness.
On the second day, Liu Tianhao's army did not have any other plans, that is, to repair the Cloud City, and he wanted to build this Cloud City into a nail inserted in the northern frontier of the Han Dynasty, a nail that no one could pull out.
On the one hand, he was repairing Yunzhong City, and on the other hand, he sent people to Yanmen Pass to order Gao Shun to hand over the Yanmen Pass guard to his other general. Yanmen Pass is basically free of danger. Liu Tianhao can naturally rest assured that he can boldly transfer Gao Shun.
And if you want to build Cloud City into a nail, then, Gao Shun, the only choice for the soldier Liu Tianhao.
As long as Gao Shun is here, Cloudsdale will always be there!